This is probably the last of three articles on how piecewise-linear functions could be used as a helpful on-ramp to the big ideas in calculus. In the first article, we saw how it’s possible to develop ...

The Calculus is made up of a few basic principles that anyone can understand. If looked at in the right way, it’s easy to apply these principles to the world around you and to see how the real world ...

Calculus has a formidable reputation as being difficult and/or unpleasant, but it doesn’t have to be. Bringing humor and a sense of play to the topic can go a long way toward demystifying it. That’s ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Calculus is a branch of mathematics that explores variables and how they change by looking at ...

Physics can feel inscrutable to students; this lesson helps them understand a graphing problem by analyzing their own ...